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He tilts his head “What did you do?”

I batbad, I promise But … you know Halloween is my favorite holiday, and I wanted to decorate—”

“What did you do?” he interrupts again

“I one a teensy bit overboard” My voice spikes on the word and I hold up ers the tiniest bit apart

He shakes his head andto be bad”

“Just remember, you volunteered me to babysit and didn’t ask me, so this kind of makes us even”

He narrows his dark eyes, a wrinkle fors”

I wave away his words “Tomato, tomahto”

He sighs heavily “Just show es”

We finish the trek down the stairs There are fake cobwebs and to fro There are witches hats scattered about

“Want to see ?” I ask him

He sighs “Yeah, I guess so”

I lead him into the family room, where in the corner there’s a lifelike mummy that’s nearly as tall as he is It’s easily six feet tall

“I call hiod of the underworld”

He snorts “Only you”